The incident is being examined by the HSE’s measles outbreak control team. 11 CASES HAVE been diagnosed so far in the ongoing outbreak of measles in Ireland.
The HSE’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) said that 10 cases have been diagnosed in Limerick and one linked case in Dublin.
A number of further possible cases are being investigated
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According to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, there have been several outbreaks of the illnesses in care facilities and acute hospitals, particularly in the Dublin region. The HSE is now warning those who are vulnerable and have not received vaccinations to do so and said "it is not too late".
One person has died as a result of the flu this winter
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A new report shows the influenza-like illness rate has doubled within two weeks Levels of influenza and respiratory illnesses have risen throughout the country over the last two weeks.
The latest Influenza surveillance report from Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HSPC) shows an almost doubling of the influenza like illness rate (ILI) to 46.7, compared
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The average age of those admitted is 59. VISITOR RESTRICTIONS HAVE been imposed at two hospitals over outbreaks of flu, as new figures show the number of people admitted has more than doubled in a week.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre says that 44 people were admitted to hospital with the virus in the week up to Thursday, more than doubling

The latest report from the HSPC found that flu positivity decreased slightly this week. One case was in the 15-64 year age group and three cases were in those aged 65 years or older.
The latest report from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre said that flu levels remain low, with only a slight increase in the cases presenting in the second week of 2015.
Last week, flu rates

A mutant strain of flu is now putting more pressure on overcrowded emergency departments. At-risk groups are being urged to obtain the flu vaccine as influenza rates are rising in January.
The vaccine is for a different strain of flu than is currently circulating, and is believed to only be about 25pc effective.
However, medics say that the vaccine may shorten

Young adults most affected as upsurge coincides with beginning of academic term College students and young people are being urged to get the MMR vaccine as twice as many cases of the mumps have been recorded this year.
The number of mumps notifications in Ireland continues to escalate, with 547 mumps cases reported up to the end of this week as compared
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It won’t be a Hollywood apocalypse, politicians heard today. THE MINISTER FOR Health has conceded that Ireland could see ‘one or two’ cases of Ebola in its hospitals.
Leo Varadkar’s view is shared by senator and doctor, Professor John Crown, who believes the country will see “a few cases” but not a Hollywood-style apocalypse.
The Health Minister appeared
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HSPC confident protocols are in place should deadly disease reach Ireland Ireland has a “low risk” of the deadly Ebola virus reaching its shores but it is possible, the head of the Health Protection Surveillance Centre has said.
Dr Darina O’Flanagan, director of the HPSC, said she was confident the protocols in place were good enough to contain the disease
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A doctor with the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) says she is confident Ireland has the resources and staff necessary if Ebola strikes in Ireland. Dr Darina Flanagan told RTE’s Morning Ireland programme earlier today that the centre’s staff are now in phase one of their emergency plan – and despite cutbacks to the health budget in recent
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